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• Jacob Beekenkamp, 's-Gravenzande, Nederland († 1998)
• Herman Schweigman, Maartensdijk († 1998)
• David Allen Cochran, Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania († 2000)
• Benjamin Frank, Velsen, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1942)
• Adriaan (adrie) Lustig († 2013)
• Akke Bijker, Steenwijk († 2013)
• Cornelis Gerardus Kuijer († 1936)
• Helena Maria Hendriks, Hoogeloon, Hapert en Casteren († 2010)
• Huibert van Herp, Nieuwaal, Gameren, Gelderland, Nederland († 2002)
• Ide Hedwig (Iedje) KAPPELLE, Amsterdam, gemeente Amsterdam, provincie Noord-Holland († 2010)

• Anne Marie "Louisa" Catherine Blomenkamp (85), Belleville, St Clair County, Illinois, Verenigde Staten
• Aaltje van der Laan (78), Rotterdam
• Anna Maria Honig (62), Ermelo, Gelderland, Nederland
• Aart van Veenendaal (41), Utrecht
• Adrianus Vromans (44), Roosendaal en Nispen
• Anna Maria Koumans (84), Stein, Limburg, Netherlands
• Antoinette Wilhelmina van EIJMEREN (72), Utrecht
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• Anna Maria Honig (62), Ermelo, Gelderland, Nederland
• Alberta Gidding (89), Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland

• 1934 » Leonard Hoffmann, Baron Hoffmann, South African-English lawyer and judge
• 1935 » Jack Charlton, English footballer and manager
• 1935 » Lucius Cary, 15th Viscount Falkland, Scottish politician
• 1935 » Princess Elisabeth of Denmark († 2018)
• 1936 » Haljand Udam, Estonian orientalist and academic († 2005)
• 1936 » Kazuo Koike, Japanese author
• 1937 » Bernard Cleary, Canadian journalist, academic, and politician
• 1937 » Carlos Gaviria Díaz, Colombian lawyer and politician († 2015)
• 1937 » Mike Cuellar, Cuban-American baseball player († 2010)
• 1937 » Thomas Pynchon, American novelist

• 1936 » Oswald Spengler, German historian and philosopher (b. 1880)
• 1941 » Natalie, queen consort of Serbia (b. 1859)
• 1941 » Tore Svennberg, Swedish actor and director (b. 1858)
• 1942 » Nikolai Reek, Estonian general and politician, 11th Estonian Minister of War (b. 1890)
• 1943 » Mordechai Anielewicz, Polish commander (b. 1919)
• 1944 » Themistoklis Diakidis, Greek high jumper (b. 1882)
• 1945 » Bernhard Rust, German lieutenant and politician (b. 1883)
• 1945 » Frank Bourne, British soldier, last survivor of the Battle of Rorke's Drift (b. 1854)
• 1945 » Josef Terboven, German lieutenant and politician (b. 1898)
• 1945 » Wilhelm Rediess, German SS officer (b. 1900)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Gerrit
7. Petrus
8. Pieter
9. Adrianus
10. Jacobus
11. Antonius
12. Jacob
13. Wilhelmus
14. Gerardus
15. Hendrikus
16. Arie

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Cornelia
4. Anna
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Catharina
8. Hendrika
9. Adriana
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Geertruida
13. Helena
14. Margaretha
15. Grietje
16. Mary

• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 8.5 million citizens.
• May 26 » In the House of Commons of Northern Ireland, Tommy Henderson begins speaking on the Appropriation Bill. By the time he sits down in the early hours of the following morning, he had spoken for ten hours.
• June 15 » First flight of the Vickers Wellington bomber.
• July 11 » The Triborough Bridge in New York City is opened to traffic.
• August 4 » Prime Minister of Greece Ioannis Metaxas suspends parliament and the Constitution and establishes the 4th of August Regime.
• August 10 » Spanish Civil War: The Regional Defence Council of Aragon is dissolved by the Spanish Republic.
• December 11 » Abdication Crisis: Edward VIII's abdication as King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, and Emperor of India, becomes effective.

The temperature on May 8, 1936 was between 9.7 °C and 22.9 °C and averaged 16.1 °C. There was 10.9 hours of sunshine (71%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.